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Cincinnati Backs New Convention Center Hotel with $40 Million Loan and 30-Year Property and Lodging Tax Exemptions A city-backed $40 million loan and three decades of tax exemptions are headed to a new full-service headquarters hotel planned for Cincinnati’s Central Business District, according to city business disclosure records. City records list multiple ordinances tied toRead …

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Don’t Touch This Room in Your House If You Want To Sell Most buyers prefer homes with spare bedrooms. However, that doesn’t mean you should spend an arm and a leg customizing yours. “It’s a multipurpose room, so you should keep it that way—that’s the whole point of it,” says Fiona Dogan, real estate agentRead …

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New Stickney Township Assessments Could Affect 2027 Tax Bills—Free Appeals Are Open Stickney Township homeowners who think the county got their home’s value wrong have a narrow window to push back—and the gap between what assessors estimated and what homes are actually selling for is worth a closer look. According to the Cook County Assessor’sRead …

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The City That Never Heats: This Hot Housing Market Never Hits 100 Degrees—and It Matters to New Home Buyers Large swaths of the United States have had to deal with sweltering heat waves since March of this year. And this week, from Salt Lake City to Boston, people are living under extreme heat warnings onceRead …

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EXCLUSIVE: Montana Home of Kelly Clarkson’s Late Ex-Husband Brandon Blackstock Is Listed for $2.9 Million—1 Year After His Death The sprawling Montana lodge where Kelly Clarkson’s late ex-husband Brandon Blackstock moved to after their split has been brought to the market for $2.9 million—just under a year after the talent manager passed away following aRead …

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DeKalb’s Greater Hidden Hills Overlay Could Allow Denser Mixed-Use and Cottage Homes Residents along Redan Road, Hairston Road, Covington Highway, Panola Road, and Young Road in eastern DeKalb County could soon see more grocery stores, restaurants, and small infill homes in their neighborhoods—if a proposed update to the Greater Hidden Hills Overlay District passes theRead …

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Nantucket Leads the Nation in Luxury Second Homes, and Even Humble Shacks on the Island Sell for Millions Nantucket, a former whaling hub in Massachusetts that’s roughly 14 miles long and averages 3.5 miles in width, reserves 50% of the island for conservation, putting it off-limits to future development. Consequently, land and homes on theRead …

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Schools and Churches Are Cashing In on Cell Towers—Nearby Homeowners Fear the Cost The Knox School stands on 40 waterfront acres overlooking Stony Brook Harbor. Soon, the century-old campus could also overlook a 140-foot cell tower. The telecommunications company behind the project says it’s needed to close a gap in wireless coverage in Nissequogue, aRead …

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Taylor Frankie Paul Breaks Silence on ‘MomTok Mess’ Ahead of ‘Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ Return Taylor Frankie Paul has reflected on her role in the ongoing “MomTok” fallout as she prepares to return for another season of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.” The 32-year-old reality star took to Instagram to acknowledge that sheRead …

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What Olympia’s Brand-New Park Impact Fees Mean for Your Pocket Olympia builders and homeowners adding units will now pay different park impact fees depending on what they’re building — and the spread between housing types is significant. A new city ordinance that took effect July 1 sets park impact fees by housing type, with single-familyRead …

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